Forces - Speed and Moments

Two action-packed and engaging, fully resourced lessons which include animated PowerPoints which explain:

• choosing the appropriate units for distance, time and speed.
• use of the formula speed = distance/time.
• rearrangement of the formula (easily left out if required)
• planning an experiment to find speed;
• that a force can have a moment about a pivot;
• that a moment which is further from the pivot has a greater turning effect; 
• planning an investigation into moments on both sides of the pivot being equal at equilibrium;
• use of the equation F₁ x d₁ = F₂ x d₂ 
• the use of a seesaw to lift a larger load smaller height;
• simple machines wheelbarrow and tongs as levers.

What’s Included

• Animated PowerPoint for teaching with exit ticket quiz (x2)
• Answer PowerPoints to enable easy self and peer assessment (x2)
• Flip it (pupil writes questions to given answers) (x2)
• Anticipation Guides (combined starter and plenary)
• Foldable (x2)
• Cut-and-stick activity pupil uses to make their own notes) (x2)
• Worksheet to support the PowerPoint (X4)
• Fact sheet (x2)
• Homework plus answer PowerPoint(x5)
• Fact share worksheet (x2)
• 12 Taboo cards
• Pupil progress self-assessment checklist (x2)
• Exit Ticket
• Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources

This pack contains 30 resources and it is intended that the teacher uses them to build their own unique lesson to take account of student ability and time available. Literacy, oracy, self-assessment and peer assessment are all built in to the resources. These features are clearly marked on the comprehensive one-page flow chart lesson plan which shows where the logical choices between resources can be made. There are three differentiated and engaging homeworks which can also be used as classwork if so desired. 

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